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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Special Event: Saturday, Nov 1, 2025</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Join us at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater for the
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://www.massaudubon.org/places-to-explore/wildlife-sanctuaries/wellfleet-bay/news/2025-state-of-wellfleet-harbor-conference" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAb9031f0b-090a-c011-b9c7-77284c0634ad" href="https://www.massaudubon.org/places-to-explore/wildlife-sanctuaries/wellfleet-bay/news/2025-state-of-wellfleet-harbor-conference">2025
State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, now in its 23rd year. Stay informed about the latest harbor developments, explore new findings from ongoing studies and surveys, and connect with community members over coffee
and baked goods. Attendees are encouraged to bring a mug to reduce waste. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>This year's presentations include:</b></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>Science Behind the Sand</i> by Bryan McCormack, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension & Woods Hole Oceanographic Sea Grant</span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>Stratigraphic Investigation of the Geologic History of Duck Harbor</i> by Katie Castagno, Center for Coastal Studies </span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>Potential Salt Marsh Revival at Mayo Creek, Forgotten West Branch of Duck Creek</i> by John Portnoy, Wellfleet Conservation Commission </span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>Herring River Restoration Project Update</i> by Christa Drew, Friends of the Herring River </span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>Trapping Invasive Green Crabs in Wellfleet Harbor: Lessons Learned and Implications for Control Efforts
</i>by Owen Nichols, Center for Coastal Studies </span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>Migration Ecology of Cape Cod’s Juvenile Whimbrel</i>, by Liana DiNunzio, Manomet Conservation Sciences </span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>Update on the Striped Bass Population in Massachusetts & Atlantic Coast
</i>by Ben Gahagan, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries </span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>Wellfleet Shellfish Department: Trapping Invasive Green Crabs to Protect Our Shellfish Populations
</i>by Johnny ‘Clam’ Mankevetch, Town of Wellfleet Shellfish Department</span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>After the Conference</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Elevate your conference experience with an exclusive field trip to salt marsh restoration sites at Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary—an inspiring
opportunity to see conservation in action. Sign up at the check-in table during the conference to secure your spot.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>The State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference is collaboratively planned and sponsored by: </b></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;">Center for Coastal Studies </span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;">Friends of Herring River </span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;">Wellfleet Conservation Trust </span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;">Wellfleet Oyster Alliance </span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary </span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;">Barnstable County Cape Cod Cooperative Extension</span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;">Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant </span></li><li style="font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span role="presentation" style="font-size: 11pt;">Natural Resources Advisory Board, Wellfleet </span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Conference Details</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Attendance is free; pre-registration is encouraged but not required. A suggested cash donation of $5.00 (or greater) will gratefully be accepted at the
door for the Conference.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: "Aptos", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">More information at:</span>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://www.massaudubon.org/places-to-explore/wildlife-sanctuaries/wellfleet-bay/news/2025-state-of-wellfleet-harbor-conference" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAd1bc7072-a752-f61b-309d-8f5450ca86d8" href="https://www.massaudubon.org/places-to-explore/wildlife-sanctuaries/wellfleet-bay/news/2025-state-of-wellfleet-harbor-conference">2025
State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference</a></u></span></p>
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